Opportunities for archaeology with HS2’s enabling works and main works civils contracts

HS2 provides an amazing opportunity to reveal a new understanding of our past as a result of the huge amount of excavation needed.

CIfA has produced this short leaflet to highlight these opportunities and covers

  • an introduction to archaeology and how accredited archaeologists are ideally place to investigate the evidence of the past and produce crucial data to inform new development
  • HS2 and archaeology
  • opportunities for the joint ventures bidding for the HS2 enabling works and main civils
  • CIfA's role in this process

If you would like more information please contact us at admin [at] archaeologists.net

You can download a PDF copy of the leaflet below

To learn more about professional archaeology, the requirements of legislation or policy that relate to archaeology and why you need an accredited archaeologist to help you with this please see Professional archaeology: a guide for clients